LEASE

Lease

A lease is a contractual arrangement calling for the lessee to pay the lessor for use of an asset.

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lease

Noun

  1. falsehood; a lie

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. an open pasture or common

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent
  2. The period of such a contract
  3. A leasehold

Noun (etymology 4)

  1. The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.

Verb

  1. to gather.
  2. to pick, select, pick out; to pick up.
  3. to glean.
  4. to glean, gather up leavings.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To tell lies; tell lies about; slander; calumniate.

Verb (etymology 3)

  1. To release; let go; unloose.

Verb (etymology 4)

  1. To operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract (or leasehold) from the owner (or freeholder).
  2. To take or hold by lease.
  3. To grant a lease; to let or rent.

Adjective

  1. false; lying; deceptive


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